HICKORY, N.C. -- In their first year of competition, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Triathlon team placed four on the All-American list. 

Standout freshman Kayla Ribbink earned Second Team All-American honors, placing her in the top 14 in the nation. In the Honorable Mention All-American category, Lenoir-Rhyne placed three more. Chloe Telian, Andie Kuipers and Teresa Vesely all earned Honorable Mention accolades. 

The future of the program is bright after placing third at the National Championship in Tempe. All four All-Americans are sophomores or younger. 

Division II 
First Team All-American 
Finja Schierl (Wingate University) 
Natalia Hidalgo (Davis & Elkins College) 
Natalie Bash (Queens University of Charlotte) 
Julia Kekkonen (Wingate University) 
Katharina Krosta (Queens University of Charlotte) 
Hannah Moloney (Queens University of Charlotte) 
Sam McInnes (Queens University of Charlotte) 

Second Team All-American 
Shannon Feran (Colorado Mesa University) 
Sarka Pustova (Queens University of Charlotte) 
Kayla Ribbink (Lenoir-Rhyne University) 
Jana Millat (Queens University of Charlotte) 
Mathilde Bernard (Black Hills State University) 
Jayme Vermaas (Drury University) 
Eleonora Pierre (Davis & Elkins College) 

Honorable Mention 
Chloe Telian (Lenoir-Rhyne University) 
Dylan Kirchner (Wingate University) 
Abigail White (Colorado Mesa University) 
Paloma Suarez (Colorado Mesa University) 
Andie Kuipers (Lenoir-Rhyne University) 
Myna Buckley (Black Hills State University) 
Teresa Vesely (Lenoir-Rhyne University)